Description QUESTION 1 :  Overview In this activity, you will practice the skill of reading a re ...

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Description QUESTION 1 :  Overview In this activity, you will practice the skill of reading a research  study. This activity builds on the Module Two Activity assignment and  prepares you for Project Two, where you will critique a research study. Each rubric criterion below contains a word-count goal. These are  guides to help you respond at the right level of depth and specificity. Prompt Summarize the research study’s purpose. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Describe the relevance of the publication dates of the citations referenced for the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:  Are some of those cited sources recent (relevant to date of publication)? Identify the type of claim the research study makes. Explain your response. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:  Is the claim frequency based, association based, or causal? Describe the research method used in the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:  Is the research method qualitative, quantitative, or mixed? Describe the research study’s data collection method. Your response should be about 50 to 100 words. Consider the following:  Possibilities for data collection include surveys, observations,  interviews, archive review, objective or biological measures, or some  combination of those listed. Describe the research study’s sample. Your response should be about 50 words. Include the following in your response:  Sample size Sample characteristics Describe one type of statistical analysis conducted in the research study. Your response should be about 25 words. Describe one limitation from the research study. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Describe how this research study could be used in personal and professional practice. Your response should be about 25 to 50 words. Consider the following:  How can the findings from this study be used by people in their work, personal lives, or to help others? QUESTION 2 : Tests and measurements have become a primary focus in our government's  efforts to improve education in the U. S. One of the more common  complaints of the outcome of this effort is that teachers are being  pressured to teach tests rather than providing a broad-based education  that includes both the sciences and creative arts. As a new teacher how  would you go about meeting both intended outcomes?